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7543392 Motion estimation method and system for mobile body  
A motion estimation method and system for a mobile body are provided. The method includes: obtaining magnetic field information from compass information of the mobile body; comparing the magnetic...
7412775 Gyroscope north seeker system and method  
A sensor system and method for determining a relative direction to true north is provided. The system comprises at least one angular rate sensor, such as a MEMS sensor, which has an input axis and...
7337549 Input device for using geomagnetic sensor and a method thereof for generating input signal  
An input device using a geomagnetic sensor includes a geomagnetic sensor outputting a voltage corresponding to geomagnetism, and a control part calculating an azimuth using the voltage output from...
7248983 Electronic compass and method of controlling an electronic compass using independent calibration and compass heading modules  
A method for controlling an electronic compass includes receiving raw magnetic field data into a calibration module and determining a calibration output based upon the raw magnetic field data. The...
7086164 Method and device for measuring directional, and computer program  
A method for measuring a directional of a body in a three-dimensional space defined by an X-axis (magnetic north), a Y-axis, and a Z-axis is proposed. A geomagnetic force along an x-axis, which is...
6915584 Compass with electromagnetic half-shell transformer energy transmission and optoelectronic data signal transmission  
The invention concerns a compass having an electro magnetic half-shell transformer energy transmission and opto electronic data transmission. To avoid a slipring connection during the transfer of...
6842991 Gyro aided magnetic compass  
An improved method, system, and device for a compass combining an electronic magnetic compass and an angular velocity sensing gyroscope. One aspect of the invention integrates an angular velocity...
6425187 Gyro-sensor  
A locating device for vehicles with a carrier to be mounted in the vehicle in which a gyro-sensor is located to detect the movement of moving components for the purpose of determining the location....
5771596 Container for liquids including a level control and a gyro compass  
A first liquid container has therein a level control including a float valve, a storage tank or second container and a third container having therein a liquid which is maintained at a fixed liquid...
5408751 High resolution gyro system for precise angular measurement  
The system includes for planar angular measurements a gyro--preferably a laser gyro--and an angle encoder mounted with their sensitive axes coaxially on a turntable shaft, which is rotatably...
5349757 Tape-suspended meridian gyro  
A tape-suspended meridian gyro has an outer housing, an intermediate housing movably mounted in the outer housing and a gyro having substantially horizontal spin axis. The gyro is suspended by...
4977679 Azimuth signal generator  
In an azimuth signal generator for an automobile navigation system a change in the rotational rate of an inertia rotary member, which has its rotary shaft held vertically and is driven at...
4811233 Cost-optimal state feedback controller for all-attitude gimbal system  
An improved cost-optimal state feedback control system for stabilizing the nertial reference platform in all-attitude inertial guidance systems which uses the "region" control concept. It reduces...
4709486 Method of determining the orientation of a surveying instrument in a borehole  
A method of determining the orientation of a surveying instrument in a borehole from measurements of the earth's gravitational and magnetic fields wherein the azimuth angle is calculated directly...
4603483 Thermal gradient compensator for fluid rotor gyroscopic apparatus  
A fluid sphere gyroscope is used as the north-seeking sensing element in a gyrocompass. A sensor responsive to angular deviation of the gyroscope from the horizontal provides a tilt signal which is...
4599803 Heading indicator and method of using  
A heading indicator is disclosed which utilizes a one degree of freedom platform stabilized by a two degree of freedom dry flexure gyro. The output of one of the sensitive axis is coupled through...
4379365 Gyrocompass  
A gyrocompass including a first gimbal, a gyro motor mounted in the first gimbal and including a gyro rotor mounted to rotate about a horizontally alignable spin axis, a pendulous body in which the...
4224573 Electric circuit device and pendulum unit incorporating such devices  
An electrical circuit device comprises an integrating amplifier arrangement that provides a circuit output signal in response to an input signal from a differential amplifier. The differential...
3691643 GYROMAGNETIC COMPASS SYSTEM  
A gyromagnetic compass system for navigable craft which utilizes solid state electronic circuits to provide a heading output including only the desired long term components of magnetic heading and...
3253342 Compensated compass system  
3228628 Method and apparatus for magnetically orienting a space vehicle  
3037289 Directional reference correction system  
2914863 Gyroscopically stabilized compass system  
2887873 Method of measuring and compensating for deviation errors in earth's field sensitivedirection indicators  
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